Tag: Australian Computer Society

Gender bias holding back Australia’s ICT Sector

Posted on   |  by Munir Kotadia
Australia’s tech workforce is growing at twice the national average. Tech exports have doubled in the past decade, making the sector one of Australia’s fastest-growing economic drivers — but...

ACS booked a $7m loss last year – its first in a decade

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Australian Computer Society reported an almost $7 million loss last financial year, marking its first deficit in more than a decade and forcing the organisation to eat into...

Talent demands soar amid Australia’s tech boom

Posted on   |  by Munir Kotadia
Australia has established a healthy digital economy over the last decade, and Aussie businesses have embraced the latest technologies to take advantage of efficiencies and scale. However, to remain...

InnovationAus Awards 2024: Meet our outstanding finalists

Posted on   |  by James Riley
What a pleasure it is to announce the 36 finalists across ten categories for the 2024 InnovationAus awards for Excellence, putting a spotlight on the best of Australia’s outstanding...

Introducing the AI Industry Pioneer Award 2024

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The dramatic shift across the economy toward artificial intelligence products and services will be recognised at the 2024 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence with the creation of a new category...

A leadership gap opens up in tech and innovation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
You don’t need to be Nostradamus to see that 2024 is shaping as a difficult and defining year for industrial policy. There are challenges everywhere you look. Actually, that’s...

ACS chief executive Chris Vein set to retire

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australian Computer Society chief executive Chris Vein is set to leave the information technology professionals association at the end of this month after a year-and-a-half in the top job....

Australia will now need 1.3m tech workers by 2030: ACS

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian Computer Society expects the economy will require at least 100,000 more tech workers than is currently targeted by the federal government by 2030 to capitalise on nine...